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Final Self-Reflection
There are three parts to this Final Self-Reflection:
1) Part 1 - Evaluate your Final Presentation performance
2) Part 2 - Identify your overall delivery strengths & areas of opportunity as they
have developed during the course
3) Part 3 - Highlight your personal takeaways from the course
Your Final Self-Reflection should be no more than eight (8) typed pages.
You will be evaluated on the quality and thoughtfulness of your Reflection, including
the use of specific examples to support your conclusions. We are looking to see that you
have internalized key concepts covered in the course, gained insight into your delivery strengths
and areas of opportunity, and identified takeaways to support your continued improvement.
Before you begin your Self-Reflection:
1. Open/print a copy of your Final Presentation slides for your reference
2. Review video of your Final Presentation (for Part 1 of the Final SelfReflection) and from Classes #1 - #3 (for Part 2)
3. Review the peer feedback from your Final Presentation (for Part 1) and
reference those from Classes #1 - #3 (for Part 2)
4. Review your previous Self-Reflections and the Self-Reflection grading memos
available in Canvas
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Part 1: Evaluate your Final Presentation performance
Final Presentation: Audience Strategy
How effectively did you implement the strategies you identified in your Audience
Strategy? What, if anything, would you do differently to tailor the presentation to your
audience?
Final Presentation: Structure + Story
On a 1-5 scale, how well did you implement the following elements of structure and story?
(1 = Not at all well; 5 = Extremely well)
Not at all well
Extremely well
 Arc of the story is clear and relevant to the audience
1
2
3
4
5
o Executive summary outlines recommendation with 2-3 main supporting points:
4
o Story builds in a way that is logical and easy to follow: 3
o Main points will resonate with the primary audience: 4
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Executive Summary used as a basis for structure
o Delivered at the beginning of presentation. 4
o Repeated and reviewed at end of presentation. 4
o Tracker. 5
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4
5
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Story is told through strong headlines
1
2
3
o Slide headlines are conclusive and make standalone sense. 4
o Horizontal logic: when read in sequence headlines told a story. 4
4
5
1
2
Comment on your use of structure + story:
I think that overall my structure was solid, the problem was the delivery. The headlines
and executive summary (which was repetitive) were really clear and attacked right
away the main issue of the presentation: telling the employees that the new business
model and accounting system were not going to affect their bonuses nor performance.
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However, in the presentation itself I missed in a few slides starting with reading the
headline before going into the content, and the transitions were not the best as well.
Final Presentation: Visuals
On a 1-5 scale, how well did you implement the following elements of slide design?
(1 = Not at all well; 5 = Extremely well)
Not at all well
Extremely well
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Effective use of visuals to support main points
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2
3
4
o Variety of diagrams (qualitative) and charts and graphs (quantitative).
o Visuals are relevant to and appropriate for the audience.
o Information is presented in a way that makes it easy to digest (e.g., free of
extraneous items).
o Vertical logic within slides
o One idea per slide.
o Evidence on slide supports the headline.
1
2
5
3
4
5
o Visual style and format appropriate for professional
1
2
3
setting
o Consistent look and feel across presentation.
o Template is clean and clear (design, font size and color palette).
o Page numbers make it easy for the audience.
o Sources lend credibility to content.
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5
Comment on your use of visuals and your slide design:
I think my presentation deck was really professional and clear considering the
audience. I started straight away with the takeaway from the presentation (bonuses are
not affected) and tried to keep it as simple as possible without entering in too much
detail of the new accounting system, focusing in explaining the differences and
providing a chart with a comparison, so they could easily understand that this is just a
reporting issue, but not a performance one.
Final Presentation: Delivery with Visuals
Did you utilize structure, including HOP-T, to bring the story to life for the audience?
Be explicit: yes –or- no, providing examples as appropriate.
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Introduction:
o Opening set-up the topic and tied to the audience’s interests (Yes – No)
o Main Point of the presentation delivered upfront (Yes – No)
o Structure of Presentation clearly stated (Yes – No)
HOP-T:
Page: 1
H: Headline
No
Main message
2
No
3
No
4
Yes
O: Orient
Tour of how the
slide is organized
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
P: Key Points
Talking points
that support the
headline
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
T: Transitions
Building a bridge
to the next slide /
next section
No
Yes
No
N/A
Conclusion:
o Main points explicitly recapped in conclusion (Yes – No)
Comment on your use of structure and HOP-T:
I definitely forgot about reading the headlines in a few slides, which made myself get
confused on hoy to do the orientation. Also there is room for improvement in the
transitions, it is definitely easier to follow when doing a clear small t and big T.
On the good part, I think that the message was clear for the audience which was
intended for, employees that not necessary has an accounting background that were
nervous about the new business model, the whole presentation was structured to be
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repetitive in the fact that no real performance issue will occur, rather than a new
reporting system that will make the company look less profitable for a couple of years.
Part 2: Identify your delivery strengths & areas of opportunity as they have
developed during the course
Using the same ACE Grid you completed for Self-Reflection #1 (see below), draw on
both your own observations and your peers' feedback throughout the course to evaluate
your performance.
Behaviors that Enhance
Authority

First impression, sets tone
• “On” from seat to seat
• Strong entrance, solid

stance, open posture
• Disciplined time

I think that the position from the
start was solid, waited until
everyone was paying attention to
start speaking.
Started addressing the audience and
immediately saying the issue and
message to calm the audience.
Time management was perfect.
Behaviors that Detract

Too focused on the slides
ended in a position with
my back to half of the
audience in some points.

Should have used more
pauses, I feel I was
rushing to go over
everything within the 4
minutes.

Need to be more fluid and
maybe should have be
more clear on the
accounting differences and
reasons on how actually
worked (instead of only
showing a chart)
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Conversation
Engages the audience
• Universal and
sustained eye contact
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• Pace matches
complexity of content
Good pace.
Clear emphasis in the
conclusion during the
whole presentation.
• Effective pauses
Energy
Sustains the connection
• Delivery in sync with
the message itself
• Appropriate level of
energy
• Brings authentic self to
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Good energy, trying
to pass a message that
clear the air and
motivating everyone
to keep the good work
the conversation
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What has changed over the four presentations?
(Include progression on the intention you identified in Self-Reflection #1 and any other
changes you have observed.)
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Really improved the structure of my message.
Improved body posture and gestures as well.
Even I made some progress on my pace I am still rushing over everything to
cover all points within the given time, I need to focus on using pauses to
emphasize because they are a powerful tool.
How have those changes impacted your overall delivery?
Overall I thing I have improved significantly during this course. Specially of being
aware of my posture and gestures, and structuring my message in an effective and
structured way, as well as tailored to the audience I am addressing.
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Part 3: Highlight your personal takeaways - learnings from this course you want to
remember and practice in the future to enhance your communication effectiveness
What ideas, lessons or insights do you want to remember from this course? How will
you utilize these in future presentations?
1. Structure in the presentation. I think it was gamechanger for me to use HOPT
and adopt the class template for slide decks. Making slide decks now is much
easier because I already know what to do from the beginning.
2. Being repetitive was odd at the beginning but experiencing the change as part of
the audience was impactful, it really help to transmit the takeaways and keep the
audience on track.
3. Body Posture. Now I am aware of things that I did before and were distracting,
as wiggling side to side and not making eye contact.
4. Feedback. I learned how to provide respectful and useful feedback, which will be
critical in my personal development as a leader.
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